I know Stephen Colbert is coming back in May to replace Letterman. It’s the only thing that’s making Letterman’s retirement bearable. On the other hand, how do I survive between now and then without him? My heart aches. Maybe Prescott Pharmaceuticals has a pill for this…
Ah baccala
It’s the smell of Christmas for anyone Italian. My nonna’s kitchen started to smell of it at least a week before Christmas Eve as she started to soak the salted cod in order to have it ready to cook on Christmas Eve. I find that in my old age, just the smell brings me back to my childhood Christmases… and how all us kids HATED the baccala and the ensuing battle as mom insisted we just try it, even though her heart wasn’t in it either because she wasn’t exactly a big fan. As we grew older, the amount of
Doggie birthday
Yesterday, my dogs attended a doggie birthday party at Happy Dog Day Camp. I supplied some snacks. They brought their unlimited enthusiasm. And as I drove away, I thought that probably my nonna, wherever she may be, is spinning madly in total disbelief.
Murder in Barrow
The murder in Barrow last week is one of those horrible, horrible moments in time. Most of us can’t imagine walking into someone’s house and blasting a shotgun at another person’s face. So while psychologists may be able to help us understand the mind of someone who does, comprehension will never translate into any empathy. That action will always remain over a line the majority of us will never cross.
Because this happened in Barrow, it feels very personal to me. I still think of Barrow as home. I’ve known the alleged murderer since he was a very young man.
How many times…
How many times can you hear the same Christmas carols without wanting to run naked into the icy night to make the pain stop?
How?
How can I be such an amazing chef for main meals but suck the big one when it comes to deserts? I am totally incapable of getting it right… ever!
Here’s how you know
Here’s how you know you are a total captive to the world of the Internet. You lay in bed at night and use your iPad to send yourself e-mails about ideas you get late at night so they’ll be available on your computer the next morning. Too bad that system doesn’t also work towards making those ideas any better than you’d expect from something that popped into your mind at 1 AM. Half the time, they don’t even make sense to me.
It took a long time for me to realize this
For years, whenever I had something big that needed to go into the trash can upstairs in my kitchen, I would instead walk it right down to the garbage can outside because I didn’t want to fill up the trash can too quickly. If I did, I reasoned, that would mean extra trips to the garbage can to empty it. Except, of course, it occurred to me today that I make so many more extra trips bringing the big things down to the garbage can that I was probably doing more than if I just dumped it in the upstairs
You learn something new everyday
Today I learned that Reisling is not a beer. I learned that when the nice man at the liquor store explained to me that wine doesn’t come in a six pack.
Lt. Gov. Mallot… lead the way!
Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallot has ensured himself a unique place in Alaska history as the first Alaska Native to win a statewide office. As such, he holds a very singular position from which to do good for all Alaskans. Given the limited duties of the Lite Gov, I’d like to make a suggestion on a really great use of both his time and his influence.
We saw our former governor create a campaign that insisted Alaska men choose respect. Despite the marches that ensued, this slogan alone did not create a huge ground swell of Alaska men actually choosing respect.